Introduction of Entry Requirements and Procedures for Portuguese Immigrants

When international students enter Portugal, they need to carefully prepare their entry and exit matters, be familiar with the basic procedures, and ensure the smooth admission. Let me look at the entry requirements and procedures for Portuguese immigrants.

Customs clearance procedure

1. After the plane arrives, you must take a bus or walk to the terminal at the airport.

2. Entry formalities: Passports and entry passenger registration cards must be handed over to entry inspectors for inspection and stamped with entry stamps.

3. Baggage claim area: There is a free trolley near the baggage claim area.

4. The green label inspection desk is for passengers with simple luggage. If you have more than one piece of luggage, go to the inspection desk with the red label.

apply for a visa

1. Time required: visa application needs to be three weeks in advance.

2. Requirements: indicate the purpose of the visit and the time of stay on the note or official letter;

Provide invitations and electricity;

No matter what passport you hold, you need to fill out a visa application form (print) in English and hand in a photo;

Ordinary passport holders need to fill in a new form (* * * two forms) and submit a photo in addition to the original form;

List of three or more applicants (in English); Before applying for a visa, the holder must sign his passport.

Visa status: Anyone who goes to a third country via Portugal can apply for a visa as long as he has booked a joint flight ticket and stayed at the airport for no more than 24 hours. Otherwise, he should apply for a visa

Portugal generally issues a transit visa valid for two months and allows a three-day stay.

In terms of foreign visas, the Schengen Agreement stipulates that citizens of 109 countries and regions in the world need visas to enter the Schengen Agreement signatory countries. At present, seven embassies and consulates of Schengen countries abroad issue "unified visas" to visa applicants, also known as "Schengen visas". The visa is valid for up to three months (the specified time varies from country to country).

The transit visa allows the holder to transit the Schengen Agreement signatory countries for one, two or more times to reach other countries, and the period shall not exceed 5 days.

Long-term visas for more than three months are issued by countries according to their respective regulations. This kind of visa allows the holder to transit through other Schengen signatories to reach the issuing country, but they are not "Schengen visas".

Immigrant welfare

1, enjoy public education and connect with British and American universities, and the educational resources are better.

After becoming Portuguese citizens, children can enjoy 12 free public education; In education, Portugal is in line with British and American universities, and its educational resources are stronger. When studying, English is generally combined with the local language, so that students can have a better language foundation.

The resources of private colleges in Portugal will be better, but they will be used unless necessary, usually 500-800 euros per month. Parents can choose according to their own economic conditions.

2. Free public medical system, convenient for medical treatment.

The welfare of immigrants in Portugal is vividly reflected in medical care. In Portugal, as long as you get a residence card, you can apply to the Social Security Bureau for a social security number and a health card, and you can enjoy free medical care after all kinds of documents are available. If you want better medical insurance, you can also buy some private medical insurance, so that you can enjoy faster medical treatment and better medical services.

3. Lifelong social welfare guarantee

For the main immigrants, it can only start from the year when they become citizens, but the children of immigrants can enjoy it in all aspects. From the beginning in the belly, you can enjoy pregnancy subsidies, and then it is better to subsidize, and parents can enjoy maternity leave; You can enjoy various subsidies for going to school; You can enjoy paid vacation at work; You can enjoy sick leave when you are sick; Work-related injuries can also enjoy work-related injury subsidies; You can enjoy a pension after retirement.

4. Travel benefits

Portugal is an EU country and a Schengen country. Needless to say, you can visit at least 26 Schengen countries without a visa. As long as you get the gold residence card, you can go to any country in Schengen at any time without any obstacles. Think about it and feel happy?

5. Investment benefits

There are no restrictions on the welfare investment of Portuguese immigrants. Immigrants can choose investment at will, such as doing business, going to work, starting a company, etc. As long as you are strong enough. Houses bought by immigrants can still be sold. If you have enough money, it is ok to buy more houses, because the real estate in Portugal will definitely rise in the future, and the houses you buy are lifelong and can be passed on to future generations.